Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 30:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 30:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 30:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job felt very sad and alone, like there was no sunshine in his life. He even cried out loud in front of other people because he was so upset.

Job 30:28: I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, [and] I cried in the congregation.

Contradiction with Psalm 30:11

This verse speaks of turning mourning into dancing, contrasted with the despair in Job 30:28.

Psalm 30:11: Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Contradiction with Psalm 126:5

This verse speaks of those who sow in tears reaping joy, unlike the ongoing distress in Job 30:28.

Psalm 126:5: They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. [joy: or, singing]

Contradiction with Isaiah 61:3

This verse promises beauty for ashes, contrasting Job's expression of sorrow and bleakness in Job 30:28.

Isaiah 61:3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Contradiction with John 16:20

This verse speaks of sorrow turning into joy, unlike the continual grief expressed in Job 30:28.

John 16:20: Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

This verse promises no more sorrow or crying, in contrast to the experience of grief described in Job 30:28.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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